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This is one of many short video segments which will be added to the Digital Tipping Point (DTP) archive.This series of interviews segments features Wilken Sanches, an administrator for the e-government initiative in Sao Paulo, Brazil. At the time of this interview, Wilken was one of the persons responsible for coordinating the efforts of numerous volunteers and staffers working to create and maintain the telecenters of Sao Paulo.

All of Wilken Sanches' interview segments are here:

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv128_sp_40_wilken_sanches_telecenters_001.ogg (segment 01)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv128_sp_40_wilken_sanches_telecenters_003.ogg (segment 02)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv128_sp_40_wilken_sanches_telecenters_005.ogg (segment 03)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv128_sp_40_wilken_sanches_telecenters_007.ogg (segment 04)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv129_sp_wilken_sanches_telecenters_001.ogg (segment 05)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv129_sp_wilken_sanches_telecenters_003.ogg (segment 06)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv129_sp_wilken_sanches_telecenters_004.ogg (segment 07)


In segment 01 (Tape 128_001-003), Wilken discusses the goals of the GNU-Linux telecenters. They were intended to be broad purpose community centers. It turns out that people made use of these telecenters for such things as capoiera and music, as well as accessing the Internet. Wilken discusses how the telecenters developed self-governance councils, and the reach and scope of those councils, as well as the role those councils played in engaging the community to make use of the telecenters.

In segment 02 (Tape 128_003-005), Wilken contrasts two of the telecenters that the DTP crew visited, namely Telecentros CEU and Jaragua TaiPas.

In segment 03 (Tape 128 005-007), Wilken talks about how the government of Sao Paulo funded the telecenters, and how that funding changed over time. In addition to funding from the government, the telecenters received funding from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and corporations.

In segment 04 (Tape 128 007-009), Wilken talks about the role that one telecenter played in reducing violence in a particularly rough neighborhood of Sao Paulo. That neighborhood was divided by a gang war, and businesses began abandoning the neighborhood. After the telecenter was opened in that neighborhood, the gangs declared the telecenter a no-shoot zone, and peace came back to the neighborhood, and businesses returned.

In segment 05 (Tape 129_001-003), Wilken introduces himself formally, and gives a detailed description of his job. He also talks about what he sees as the future of the telecenters, which was one of growth.

In segment 06 (Tape 129_003-004 xx), Wilken tells another story of the way that a telecenter transformed a rough neighborhood.

In segment 07 (Tape 129_005), Wilken explains why he thinks that the GNU-Linux telecenters were important for advancing the Sao Paulo government's goal of enhancing digital inclusion. He also talks about contributions given to the telecenters by volunteers, such as German to Portuguese translation by one volunteer for the kTouch typing program. Those translations became used generally in the kTouch application.

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